Category: Disability

It’s been a while! There’s been a lot happening since I last blogged and I realised we’re yet to complete the current series on ableism. So here we are. If you’d like to catch up here’s the first one about what ableism actually is From there you’ll see ableism...

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What is Internalised Ableism? If we’re going with the same definition I explained in my other blog. The best way to describe internalised ableism is those negative behaviours and attitudes we receive from society being mirrored back to yourself, from yourself. Internalised ableism is a complex beast. So let’s...

Recently I started a series all about ableism after I experienced a pretty awful situation. If you want to catch up – find out here what I mean by ableism first of all. Now, continuing this conversation, today I wanted to talk about the consequences of ableism. Some people...

I’ve always felt a bit weird about the word ableism. It feels a bit of a non-word. It hurts more than what it sounds like when said aloud. When I was younger I thought it was a politically charged and angry word to use. But as I got older...

Travel has always been a **sitch** for me. I’ve definitely come a long way from when I was a teenager and petrified of travel. Now, I’m learning that it’s not a me problem – it’s the system. It’s the expectation that disabled people don’t travel or that we can’t...

Accessibility obviously means different things to everyone. But when I ask if somewhere is wheelchair accessible I mean, step-free for my powered wheelchair. There’s no way of bumping this up most steps and it’s VERY heavy. So I’m always left deflated when someone says this… Can anyone else relate?...

Hello!  It’s been a while… but I have good reason for this and I’m going to get straight into it. I’ve had lots of big things and changes in my life. They’re all very exciting but also lots of energy too. So here we go here’s a round up...

Note: for this post I’m generalising gender but please note – I’m aware that there’s so much more to gender than how I’ve stereotypically described. For the sake of the post, stick wi mi… So, I’m on the train home as I write this after a fantastic night out...

I’ve worked in social media now for around 7 years and for me, tone of voice is so important. What do I mean by this? Well, simply how I put myself across on social media, language I use, topics I share – everything. The way that I talk on...